PRESS RELEASE: The public is notified that Boo Bay Drive between Nagico Insurance and Marche Restaurant will be closed from Saturday, June 16 at 6:00 p.m. to Sunday, June 17 at 3:00 p.m. Additionally, Parker Road between Little Denmark and […]
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McMaster steers Puma to assist BVI athletes
Esther Durand, BVI News Staff More up-and-coming local track and field athletes will now be repping sponsored sportswear from German brand – Puma, largely because of the work of BVI’s star 400-metre hurdles athlete, Kyron McMaster. Puma this year signed major sponsorship […]
BVI bags $50K as Trini moves cockfight $$ through airport
Some $50,000 has been added to the public’s purse following the successful prosecution of a visitor who reportedly attempted to smuggle nearly $30,000 cash through the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport last month, the Customs Department has reported. The visitor […]
Works Ministry: Xmas promises lots of work opportunities, cash
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communication and Works, Anthony McMaster is projecting a lively Christmas season and an even busier 2019/2020 in terms of employment in the territory. McMaster told BVI News several construction projects such as repairs to […]
Pickering selected to represent OTs at upcoming int’l conference
Political leaders from various British Overseas Territories (OT) have selected BVI Deputy Premier, Dr Kedrick Pickering to represent them at an upcoming high-level meeting known as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC will be held […]
World Cup: Uruguay score late winner to beat Egypt
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) — Uruguay snatched a late winner as they began their World Cup campaign with a dramatic victory over Egypt, who left Mohamed Salah on the bench. Jose Gimenez headed powerfully into the net in the 90th minute as […]
Leading island property search website expands to BVI
PRESS RELEASE: Property Skipper, a leading island property search website operating in Bermuda & Guernsey, has expanded its platform to the British Virgin Islands. The specialist island property search website offers real estate agents in BVI an opportunity to showcase […]
Keeping music alive | ESHS hosting fundraiser to replace instruments
In a quest to keep its music programme alive, the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) is getting ready to host a benefit concert on Saturday (June 16) to replace the school’s musical instruments lost during last year’s disasters. The event is […]
Setback: Fire flare-ups as workers clear Cox Heath dump
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Roughly a week after the Cox Heath dump was deemed fire free, authorities responsible for compacting and clearing metallic waste at the site have faced yet another challenge – ‘hot pockets’ still smouldering beneath […]
BVI now financially covered for cyclones, excess rain, earthquakes
The British Virgin Islands has officially joined the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and – as promised by Premier Dr D Orlando Smith – is now covered for the 2018 hurricane season, which began two weeks ago. The CCRIF […]
